incurving

verb

present participle of incurve
as in reflecting

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  1. reflecting
  2. curving
  3. inflecting
  4. bowing
  5. arching
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  • Danielle announced her new role in an Instagram video shared Thursday, reflecting on her relationship with her aunt and her plans to help preserve the singer's legacy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Google said the changes followed its long-standing policy of reflecting official government sources and showing different names for bodies of water by country.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reflecting
Verb
  • Layers of pencil have been transformed into plywood in curving and minimalist forms.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of curving
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  • Where so many of her predecessors came alive only on the dance floor, Ojeda allows her subject matter to reverberate through the novel, inflecting every sentence with its shivery rhythms.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When a company is growing at these rates while inflecting into real profitability, the multiple is less an obstacle.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of inflecting
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  • For her first collection, bowing for resort, she was inspired by Borgo Filograna and its surrounding landscapes.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The film picked up the Heart of Eurasia Award after bowing in Busan.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bowing
Verb
  • Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There is an intentional yawning gap in the floor leading to the basement, and nearly half the building is an open void crisscrossed by arching beams.
    — Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of arching
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